How To Properly Back Up Your Data

Jul 17, 2017

So you may have heard in the news about the recent ransomware epidemic sweeping businesses in Australia & Worldwide. While this can be a worrying prospect for personal and business users alike, your data can be easily protected…

What You’ll Need.

Step 1: Download & Install Crashplan.

Once the download has completed, you’ll need to sign up for a free account with Crashplan.

Step 2: Insert USB Storage Device & Start Backing Up.

Once you have signed up for your Crashplan account and plugged your external storage device into your PC, you’ll be able to navigate to Destinations>Folders and select the appropriate drive (E: in our case). From here you’ll double-click on the drive and click ‘Start Backup’.

Step 3: Let The Backup Complete.

So now that your backups have successfully started, it’s time to play the waiting game. Depending on how much data you’re backing up and the speed of your storage device, it can take anywhere from 15 minutes to a few hours to complete this phase.

And that’s it! You have successfully backed up your data.

Now you can eject your external storage device, but make sure to keep it somewhere safe!

If you’re backing up important data for your business, then a better option is to let the professionals take care of it in a secure off-site location…

Get in touch with us today and we can formulate a managed backup plan for you and your business. We can take backups as frequently as every 15 minutes to ensure minimal data loss if your network is compromised. You can also read more on how to protect yourself from ransomware.